TULSA, OK (Sep. 28,
2017) — Rising from a fourth-place qualifying effort of 3.97
seconds over the eighth-mile at San Antonio Raceway this past
weekend, Eddie Rogers went on to score his second Mid-West Pro Mod
Series (MWPMS) victory of the season. Rogers steered his
supercharged ’69 Chevelle to a winning 4.04-seconds pass in the
final over the blown, late-model Corvette of Jonas Aleshire, who
was disqualified for leaving a fraction of a second before the
green light flashed.

“Neither one of us knew he had redlighted until we got down to the
end of the track,” said Rogers, from Berryville, Arkansas.
“Apparently he got loose anyway and slowed down a little bit and
we didn’t make a great pass, but you just race to the conditions
you’re given. It was enough to win and that’s all that really
counts.”

MWPMS organizer Keith Haney also races his nitrous-boosted 2014
Camaro in the series and qualified number one with a 3.90-seconds
run that stood up as quick time for the meet. Haney lost traction,
however, in the semi-finals against Rogers.

“The rear tires just broke loose 280 feet out,” Haney explained.
“Just like a fuel car; I had never had that happen like that
before.

“It was still a good weekend, though,” he continued. “The track
was good, the management and staff at the San Antonio track were
great to work with, and everyone with the Mid-West Pro Mod Series
had a great time there. We were a little short on cars because
some were previously committed to attending another event and a
couple were out of service, but contrary to some Internet rumor
starters, we still paid out a full purse in cash at the track,
which I know Eddie and his team very much appreciated.”

After also winning there earlier this year, Rogers now looks
forward to a return to Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park for the
2017 MWPMS World Finals Oct. 13-14, which with 27 pre-entries is
shaping up to be the biggest race in series history.

“I don’t know why, but Tulsa has always treated me well,” he said.
“There’s just something about that track that my car likes, so the
rest of these guys better be ready. We’re looking forward to
getting back there.”

ABOUT THE MID-WEST PRO MOD SERIES
The Mid-West Pro Mod Series is an all-eighth-mile, no-profit
organization that typically competes during each host track’s
biggest event of the year. Its appearance is entirely funded by
sponsorships passed along to benefit the host tracks (typically
about $6,500). The Mid-West Pro Mod Series also provides trackside
sponsor banners to be displayed at each event, on-site PA sponsor
announcements, and links to each company on the MWPMS website (www.MidWestProModSeries.com),
plus an extensive social-media presence, e-mail blasts and
commercials during all events. Complete class rules are posted on
the MWPMS website.